West Branch Township, Ogemaw County, Michigan

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Civil township in Michigan, United States

West Branch Township, Michigan

Civil township

West Branch Township Hall

Motto:

"Where the Farm Meets the City"

Location within Ogemaw County

West Branch Township

Location within the state of Michigan

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West Branch Township

Location within the United States

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Coordinates: 44°17′17″N 84°12′11″W﻿ / ﻿44.28806°N 84.20306°W﻿ / 44.28806; -84.20306
Country| United States
State| Michigan
County| Ogemaw
Government

• Supervisor| Jim Morris
• Clerk| Jeremy Hickmott
Area

• Total

| 34.59 sq mi (89.59 km2)
• Land| 34.02 sq mi (88.11 km2)
• Water| 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
Elevation

| 978 ft (298 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 2,567
• Density| 74/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)|

48661 (West Branch)

Area code| 989
FIPS code| 26-85600[1]
GNIS feature ID| 1627249[2]
Website| Official website

West Branch Township is a civil township of Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,567 at the 2020 census.[3] The city of West Branch is mostly surrounded by the township, but the two are administered autonomously.

## Communities

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* Campbells Corner is an unincorporated community located at 44°18′47″N 84°08′44″W﻿ / ﻿44.31306°N 84.14556°W﻿ / 44.31306; -84.14556 in the northeast portion of the township.[4] The community contained its own post office from 1877–1911.[5]

## Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.59 square miles (89.59 km2), of which 34.02 square miles (88.11 km2) is land and 0.57 square miles (1.48 km2) (1.65%) is water.[6]

## Demographics

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At the 2000 census,[1] there were 2,628 people, 978 households and 730 families residing in the township. The population density was 76.9 per square mile (29.7/km2). There were 1,177 housing units at an average density of 34.4 per square mile (13.3/km2). The racial make-up of the township was 98.48% White, 0.15% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.08% from other races and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 978 households, of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 25.3% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.01.

26.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64 and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median household income was $38,182 and the median family income was $41,458. Males had a median income of $35,919 vand females $20,313. The per capita income was $17,503. About 7.7% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

## References

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1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch Township, Ogemaw County, Michigan
3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Campbells Corner, Michigan
5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Campbells Corners Post Office (historical)
6. ^ "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 38 Michigan. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2020.

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Municipalities and communities of Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States

County seat: West Branch

Cities|

* Rose City
* West Branch

Map of Michigan highlighting Ogemaw County.svg

Village|

* Prescott

Civil townships|

* Churchill
* Cumming
* Edwards
* Foster
* Goodar
* Hill
* Horton
* Klacking
* Logan
* Mills
* Ogemaw
* Richland
* Rose
* West Branch

CDPs|

* Lupton
* Skidway Lake

Other
communities|

* Camp Lu Lay Lea
* Campbells Corners
* Damon
* Edwards
* Elbow Lake
* Fayettes Corner
* Goodar
* Greenwood
* Ogemaw Springs
* Selkirk
* Shady Shores
* South Branch‡

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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